New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
ATHLETIC SPORTS AT HARVARD.


THE MOTT HAVEN CONTEST
CAMBRIDGE, April 30-The news that Cambridge
University il DESTROYS 10 Harvard n four-mile
straightaway utterly unexpected No intima-
ton OF such desire had been received by the managers
of the Harvard boat club previously to the widespread
publication OF kilograms from London TO certain news
papers stating that such Cambridgcs intent 1t IS
perhaps unfortunate that Cambridge hit upon the
present year TO make with Harvard for at the
present time IL looks If the Harvard for 1887
will be a very doubtful aggregation. Burgess and Mum
ford OF last years not TO row. though they have
been trying the crew. and Brooks, who was the best
oar in the last year. has finally decided and for
all not TO row. Yocom, strong IN last years boat
and medical student at the present time, IS not training
for the crew. Altogether, It looks as If Harvard would
have TO meet the winning college OF England with
pretty poor crew. Harvard will be obliged to insist
when the Cambridge representatives get here that the
race shall be rowed in July not in September is APP
parently proposed by Cambridge The college does not
open its doors until October, and it would be impossible,
moreover. TO keep up training all summer
The lacrosse team has been slightly changed during
the week. and changed, too for the better. Nichols
veteran player who went with the picked twelve 10
England few years ago. is playing centre, and
Dudley of years team OF the best attacks In the
colleges has decided to try TO play lacrosse with the
team besides training f9r ihe mile run Tor Inc inter
in attack field The weak spots just now are In home,
goal and attack field The team played with the present
and scored victory by goals 10 l. The Harvard
team, after considerable preliminary fumbling and
awkwardness down 10 very good work III pass
ing and running But they guarded poorly and failed TO
the spot where the ball dropped. The team has
very much hard work before II II 1t expects 10 win this
season.
The Harvard class races, great annual event, to
be rowed the Charles River Friday, May 49,
at 80 O'Clock. The races will be unusually excellent
this year, judging from the present condition OF the
respective The senior boat Will hold such men
Burgess Brooks and Mumord, old Varsity oarsmen not
rowing with the Varsity this spring. The sS crew
the winners of the races last year, and they are In
the pink of condition The sophomore crew IL booked
for the third place the fourth, and one except
sophomOres, expects them TO win The freshmen have
had unusually long list OF candidates but are now
sifted down TO regular of eight with two
substitutes and Amory Is strOkng these men In good
style Probably the seniors will win, though perhaps
the Junior crew is at present the favoIfte.
The following are the most promising candidates for
the Mott Haven team which Is To cope with the other
college next May in NewYork For the 100 yards
and 22O yards Rogers, 's7, Lund, 'Ss, Merrill 80,
Mandell &c., Meyer, go Brown 80; for the quarter
49, Grifng. 49, Endcott, go strOut 30; for the half
mile the last five Of the preceding hafmile runners
Dudley, 81, and Davenport 80, are good ile runners
Hale, 49, will try later IN the spring. Wright, L. s.,
Bevins ST. and Zinkeisen, 80, will contest the mile
walk. Haseltne 'ss, Merrill, 80, and slade go
didates for the two-nile bicycle Dana, L. s., and
Gibson, S8, putting the shot and throwing the
hammer Treat, L. s., Brewer 1913, G. n. Coggswe 'ss,
Thayer 49, Atkinson, 80 Perry, 90, candidates for
Leavitt go candidate for the pole vault At present
the outlook for the team is not very good There is
vast deal of very material which can hardly take
the place OF such "a team as that OF last year.